Clause 13

The Court may, in its discretion, grant or refuse permission to use in or bring into the Court a recording device.(2) The Court may grant permission under subsection (1) subject to such conditions as the Court thinks proper with respect to the use of any recording made pursuant to that permission.(3) The Court may, in its discretion, withdraw or amend any permission granted under subsection (1), either generally or in relation to any particular part of the proceedings in the Court.(4) A person shall be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both, if the person —

uses in or brings into the Court any recording device without permission under subsection (1); or

uses any recording made pursuant to permission under subsection (1) in contravention of any conditions of that permission.(5) This section does not apply to the making or use of any audio or visual recording for the purposes of official transcripts of proceedings or any other purpose authorised by the Court.(6) In this section, a recording is made pursuant to permission under subsection (1) if the recording is —

an audio or visual recording of proceedings in the Court made by means of a recording device for which that permission was granted; or

any recording derived directly or indirectly from that audio or visual recording.(7) In this section —“audio or visual recording” means an audio recording, a visual recording, or a recording that comprises both an audio recording and a visual recording;“recording device” means any audio recorder, electronic device or other instrument for making an audio or visual recording.Contemptuous behaviour54B.—

The Court may by oral order exclude from any proceeding in the Court any person whose behaviour, in the opinion of the Court, constitutes any offence mentioned in the following paragraphs, whether or not that person is charged with that offence:

an offence under section 54A(4);

any offence under section 175, 178, 179, 180 or 228 of the Penal Code (Cap. 224) that is committed before the Court in that proceeding.(2) Any member or officer of the Court, and any police officer, may take such steps as are reasonably necessary to enforce an exclusion under subsection (1).”.